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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
fare Old Hn1nor.

An old cavalier was asked, when
Cromwell coined his first money, what
he thought 81 it. On one side was the
insclip tion, God with u.s.; and on the
other, The Commonwealth Of Eng
lane. & 81 see, he said, that Gnd and.
the commonwealth are on different
sides.
Two candidates, named Adam and
7 Low, had to preach prob ation sermons
for a lect ureship in the gift of q GER
/ Jain congregation. Mr.. Low preached
IN tn morning, taking for his text the
worms, "A dam, where art thoup and
giving IN excellent sermon. Mr..
y Adam took for his text, to the surprise
Of the congregation and his rival, the
passage: 10, here / am. Z From this
he preached such q splendid impromptu
sermon that he gained the lecture
ship.
10 conclude. we give the story Of an
amateur artist who had decided to send
the productions OF q quarter Of a CEN
fury to some charitable institution for
the benefit Of the inmates. Before
doing so, he invited an old, plain
spoken Scotch artist to see his works,
Informing him at the same time Of his
philanthropic intention, and asking his
advice as to the institution on which
he should confer. SO much honor.
well, " was the grim reply, ''if ye
will compliment them, the best place ]
ken o is the blind asylum. - Cham
bers's Journal. h 4. Il n
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
Names OF Southern Negroes.

"A Yankee friend Of mine in speak
ing of the Limekiln club says: ut is
inimitable, only that the names of the
members are so exaggerated" When
/ wrote her a list of the queer names
that have become so familiar to me
from much hearing, she declared that
she would retract her opinion of the
Limekiln names being exaggerated.
The negroes generally take their
names either from their surroundings
or obtain them from the white people,
often mixing up names in the most
incongruous style. Lily is the favor
tie name for the blacklist pickaninny
among them. Our old washerwoman
named her only child Mary Mandy
Selma Pleasant Delightful. A bow
legged young descendant of Ham re-
ioices in the name of Shadrach Mes
bach Abednego- though he is gener-
ally known as Shad. Ct. ~ a..ys.. F.;
"A fond young mother. could not de-
eide what to call her first son, so in
her. dilemma applied to a young lady,
who told her to call him Willipus
:Wallapus. The name ( tickled her
& fancy and now Willipus sWallapus is
i added to the list. This same negro
i has since become the mother Of a
daughter, and in speaking Of her q few
!. days since says: II amt sot on no
name for her yit, but I'll either call her
Queen Victoria or Mrs. Cleveland. y
She also has q stepson, an OvergrOwn
fellow Of II or IS, who bears the sweet
name Of Rosebud Tabb. But perhaps
4 chs ,,,0sf r;d;cn1nnca nopooe oro for,nd
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
II d " ONDERFUIS

how easily rheun atism begins, and how
insidi ously it grows in the system, until
one is startled 10 find himself its victim
{ III either the acute or chronic form. he
/ then learns the fearful tenacity Of its
grip and the utter poWerles OF the
ordinary remedies to give RELIEF,
Probably to no disease have physicians
/ piiyen more study, and none has more
Completely hafiled their efforts to provide
specific; and until Athloph was dis
covered there was no dicines which
would surely cure rheum atism, neuralgia
B and nervous or sick head che. Thousands
st testimo nials like tho following prove
beyond question that Athl ophoYos IS the
only reliable remedy and that II will do
al that + claimed for Il.
Englewood, Kansas.
Athloph oros has done me more good than
MI other medicine put together, for !! was y. g
Is great sufferer from Rheumatism and neu-
ralgia, and can ~ to-day, ] an =, free from
both complaints. MIS-. MARIA SroNE.
$ ". S. Hopkina, Il 10. q. Avenue, Cedar
Rapids, lows says 3" Ny wife and daugh-
G ter were both stricken with infammatory
rheumatism at the same time. The lower
limbs were much swollen; thepain seemed
much beyond endurance; sleep was out Of
the question; they suffered 50 much that
to move or even touch the sheet on the
bed would cause the most violent pain.
They were confined to the bed four weeks.
During that time and previous I bought
many kinds Of medicine, then employed
! physician, but nothing gave relief until
I heard Of Athlop horos. bought 2 bottle
time tie swelling Vas reduced, the pain
gone, and they were entirely we'll" 7;
Every druggist should keep Athloph orol
and Athlophoros Pills but where they; can
not be bought 81 the druggist the Athlo.
phoros Co., liz Wall St, New York, will
send either Carriage paid On receipt q
regular price, which is 81 90 per bottle
for Athlophoros and SOC. for Pills.
For liver and kidney diseases. dyspepsia, In
digestion, weakness, nervous debility diseases
of women, constipation, headache, impure
blood, &C., Athlophoros Pills are uneQualed. !
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

1Yn 1ENYIto be made. Cut this out and
MIbNH n return to Ms and VIC win send
MVUuly you tree, something Of great val
!. 8. 9. no and Importance to you, that
WI start you In businesses which will bring you
IN more money right away than anything else
In this world Any one can do the work and
i've ct home. Either sex; all ages. Something
new that just coins money for all workers. We
Of the genuine, important chances Of . lifetime.
Those who are ambitious and enterprising viii
not delay. Grand outfit srea Address TFuB q
Co., Augusta. Maine. LIZ ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

# Wife (returning from church, How
beautifully the choir sang Zone More
River to CrossH Husband Yes, and
that reminds me that I have an engage
rnent in Hoboken this afternoon. Neso
zl1ork Sun. s...
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

Mrs. Emmons, the eccentric, an
nounces that She is going to lecture,
like Anna Dickinson and Kate
Field. !" She describes herself as san
attractive woman, just q little natty
and neat, and too-too.'" She claims to
havo been offered $50 q night and ex-
penses, and declares that she will soon
come out like the flowers that bloom
In the spring, trails = Il. .1* 5:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
HOW LONG ! THEY LIVE.

The elephant lives 100 years and
upward; rhinoceros, 20; came, 100;
lion, rs too tiger, leopard, jaguar,
and hyena On eonfineaent, shout 25;
beaver, 80; deer 20; vol, 90; fox, 4
q ID; llama, channels, q; mon
key and baboon, is TO is; hare, 8;rab-
bit squirrel, swine, Is ;stag. under5 20;
horse, so; ass, SO; sheep, under .; COW,
70. 81, SO; swan, parrot, and raven,
40; eagle, 100; goose, go: hen and
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

On an average patents are issued for
two new carr couplings every day in
the year, still accidents resulting in
the loss of life in coupling and detach-
ingscars are as frequent us ever.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

sfTNEg nlIDDENTD CHICAGO. re great
HII Gj1nEN Literary, and Family
z - - - journal OF our tin j
Clean. perfect, grand Over GOO brilliant contrib
dealers Send ID cents for sample COPY.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
Ayers Sar| saparilla

saparilla. This medicine has cured her
of Scrofula, and her eyes are now well
and strong. II. r. Bort, Hastings, N. Y.
Prepared by Dr. C. Aver & Co. LEVEL, Nass.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
WHICH HENS TO. SELL.

long at that season of the year. Orch..
ard and gaaden.s 7 f. ~ = = &&tiS IS
j. 800, ,,,,,, -, .x n
"AA 1A1.t,S : = 2 A''1.'' ss<' Es
Keep the most active hens as your
layers, and sell those that are very fat
and heavy. and which show signs of
breaking down. Keen the hens with
the smallest combs. and which begin
to mott early. H anv hens have been
Improbable do not keep them for their
beauty, as beauty has but q small
place e f q g prof1ts are concerned.
mems tnat nave neen frequently ack
snoulo AZ % SOLO,, ont 90 NOT seA them ZEN
IN Tnaess 'ney are = nenny. = sne .slme.
- at;Ia go. t-s 800 ~ =. =,
'.s 81 1870 Ao1as.ne 1on - ''auvse ~
v;des nartlv for harsalf .vhan aha alc.n.
oct 4 chance "a doao.1 . n III 8 "7I
s., = 4. -87''ss.S sS5ss ,HSs "a
No ':''. IT, 3.
Michigan has the largest peach crop
for many year. ia. As e d,
Marble that is semi-transparent and
looks like glass is found at Mono, Cal.
! Il is estimated that the discoveries.
inventions, and compounds patented
each year in the United and States never
amounting to anything cost s., 900, 900.
An. ordinary elephant produces 100
pounds Of ivory. worth ESQ. England
cnna,nae 65O ri which Shefa;a1d orc.
Thirdly ,tfor which it il necessary to- Kill.
$4,000 elephants yearly. /. =...l q. j. &
The AVERAGE. COW i s,,n,rro.,ed q drink5
#.bopt eipht Gallons 3 water Tar Is & ,dav. 75
b 80 ID. - :.
o,vo youl Plss P,oney - E x, .nu =
le Won. g s.. NJ g. -. !,
~. ,.,...,, .o,d J., ~ =. In rnd;.
vha.. cut rhon - ~ h1ao,n - 1870 . tha
hast '' W. " Ao = too1n' : ".none 'no
= = u.
=, nee posatoes as g soon as tney come up
1nolo - NO PAM tlas VAL 1 pEE' y quick
- =, - 8 go :. j, !. =,
70 nos pan 1o grov crops % SOL VII
you can 1eed ai7 y, STOCK ~ on the Harm
al sney n 'e'' g alI. seasons ''
Wire netting Is too cheap to have the
mems .scraE.cnlng Up inc garden, or g
nave tne cog tear Y Up CHASING them mem.
Farmers should give more attention
70 purity Of the water used for the fam-
ily and the stock. The fatal condition
mon clIy antnoritles wonla condemn
: g once ol1en e1lsts around country
houses 8
u you have no silo, and have . little
manure lett, and can do II without ms
sel1ellng Win your care O DINER crops.
5PuI, e zone su.aDa & J. y ney are
ooa W.nter 1000 1or al klnds q sto e.
. horses Includes
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

the heap will be rich place from the
drainage of the manure water into the
soil, even though every solid particle of
manure has been removed.
Nj d. UNDERTAKING. WET PLACES. .>t
3 limo country in the world do so
large proportion Of its farmers own
the land they till as in the United States.
And yet there are thousands who act
as if they were only leasing their farms
and were liable to be turned off at any
time. The amount of work done every
spring, and often both in spring and
fall. in opening burrows for surplus
water to pass of from the surface, would
soon dig and lay an underdrain through
which water would forever pass away
under ground, and requiring no extra
expense Considering that well-laid
underdrain is a permanent Investment,
no farm improvement pays better inter-
est in the saving of labor in draining
low ground, to say nothing of the fact
that the water which soaks away under
ground leaves the soil richer, while that
which washes over the surface. carries
off fertility. ~
49, ENsILAGE. - ...., = +
"In my opinion says Professor
Whicher, s.no farmer who has five or
more head Of cattle can afford to let
another year 60 by without the addition
of silo, and am convinced that fully
thirds of these same farmers would
be obliged TO put their ensilage in
whole, # at all, and it . is in no way
serious hinderance to the success of the
system. The corn will keep better
whole, it will cost less to secure it, will
pack in as snail space per ton; on the
other hand, more will be wasted by the
stock, it is harder to get out OF the
silo, and leaves coarse stalks in the
manure" FL. z.
~ TO ExPEL MOSQUITOES.
Camphor iss5 recommended as valu-
able for the expulsion Of mosquitoes
from house. 1t is used as follows:
Take of gum-camphor q piece about one i
third the size Of q hens egg, and eyap--
crate it by placing it in = tin vessel and
holding it over q lamp taking care that
it does not ignite. Ths smoke will
soon fill the room and expel the mos
quitoes, and not one viii be found in
the room the next morning, even though
the windows are left open al night.
STEERING THE SOIL.
There is something more In stirring
the soil than keeping down grass and
weeds. Not blade Of grass should b.
allowed to grow out Of place, itis true,
nor should weeds be given the slightest
chance; but while the loosening Of the
soil assists in destroying such intruders,
yet the real benefits are derived from
the air and heat and rains. When the
soil bee Ones hard and compact the air.
and hest cannot ente :, and when
shower falls, unless II lasts long enough
TO completely soften the upper crust,
the water required by the plants runs
of and no benefit isgained By keep
ing the earth loose the heat goeas down
and surplus water Ysporates Should
q shower fall the water soa III IN, and
j large quantity IS secured compared
with soil that is comp The Dir is.
the great agent that calses the chemic-
al decon1po sition sof so,i md il dis
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

For many years I have worn lndiarrub-
Der waterproofs, but will buy no more,
for / have learned that good Scotch
tweed can Be made entirely impervious
to rain: moreover, I have learned how
to make it so, and the following is the rec.
ipe: In bucket of water put half a
pound ofsugar of lead and half a pound
Of powdered alum; stir this at intervals
until it becomes clear; pour off into an
other bucket and put the garment
therein, and let it be there for twenty
four hours, and then hang it up to dry,
without wringing it. Two of my party,
q lady and gentleman, have worn gar
ments thus treated In the widest
storms of wind and rain, without getting
wet. The rain hangs upon the cloth in
globulets. In short, they are really
waterproof. The gentleman a fortnight
ago walked nine miles in storm of rain
and wind, such as you seldom see in
the South, and when he slipped off his
overcoat his underwear was as dry as
when he put it on. - -r. s=
PRECISION NDAIRY PRACTICE. s
nj can subscribe to the exact rules
laid down BY leading dairy writer's.
Such as the exact degree Of tempera-
ture for churning. The butter maker
deals with substances of varying quality.
His work is not strictly mechanical like
many processes in manufacture, 50 that
he must work strictly by the thermom-
eter or micrometer. The milk of q cow
changes every day from the time she
calves until she is dried up. This
change is regular, normal and is in adj
dition to the changes from varying food
or other conditions. In a creamery
where milk from all sorts of cows make q
general average milk Of not the highest
quality, mechanical butter maker can
usually get . uniform product, though
not the very best in quality, and he can
make better butter in alarge dairy than
in . small one. But the skillful butter-
maker always allows for variations in
his rules to meet changed conditions.
Discretion with him il more than pre-
scfsion. Il he had new milk cows, warm
" housed and properly fed, the temper
|ature Of his cream may be in Winter
iust what il is in Summer. But II some
Of the butter fats are burned up III the
the COW to keep her warm in Winter he
iii co, tlx mood IF pa n the fo,,nS,orn.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

pigeon, 10 Is Is; hawk, so Is 40;
crane, ~; blaok bird. 10 to y; peacock,
90; pelican. 80 20 go; thrust, s to- 10;
wren, 2 to s; nig htinga lo, rs blackoap,
Is; linnet, - q IS gold finch, 20 to
to q; redbreast, 10 70 4 Is; skylark 10
to so; titlark, 6sto |; chaf Inch, 80 TOD 4;
startling, 10 70 - carp, ITO 100 spike,
80 "a 80; salmon, 16;; cod 6sh, 14to 17;
eel, 10; crocodile, 100; tortoise, 100 to
200; whale, estimated, ], 900; queen
bees, years; drones, 4 months, work
.er bees, s months. Our Society Jour
X a f
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28

and, in short time. her eyes were COM
pletely cured, and her bodily health re-
stored. - r. Simmons, Greenbush, Ill.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; ak bottles. ..
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for the physical force expended In one
direction IS lost, instead Of being applied
where the great est benefit might have
been obtained. In stirring the q soil,
therefore, many advantages are secur-t
cd the roots have greater feeding ca,
pacity, q larger amount of moisture is.
secured, the ar penetrates deeper and
the heat IS more readily converted into!
force. Keep the soil loose 81 al times
and cultivate always after each rain.
CELERY n srPrrMBrR. M.
Celery 81 this time ought 70 be
growing rapid y, cultivation thorough
yet shallow,as the fine rootlets feed Just
beneath the surface, but not, as many
suppose, at the bottom of the furroW.
~ have often seen the roots Of celery
extend to the top Of the bank after it
had been banked two feet high; there
fore these observations have proven to
me the falsity Of opening deep burrows
in order to deposit manure ct the bot
tom, and since applying II broadcast
and incor operating it thoroughly with
the soil I have invariably received bet
ter results.
Celery blight known by the stalks
and leaves turning yellow, then dying
down. i believe is caused in many in
stances BY too deep Of close cultivation.
Experience has shown that either wet
or heat, also. drouth, will cause blight
in one case by rotting the fine hair. like
rootlets, in the other by heat burning
them. In either case the destruction
of the rootlets is the prime cause of the
disease. If by any other method you
injure or destroy them you have the
same effect. At each cultivation draw
the earth well up to the plants, which
will induce the stalks to grow upright,
keeping the surface. fresh and mellow.
thus serving as amulch. allowing free
circulation of air through the soil and
avoiding rot . .s.$5s2 <.#s.sfZ So Ss..= J.
The early paintings Of celery and
those wanted for use the latter part Of
the month and October should now be
be handled-the earth drawn to it
with hoe, care being taken not to
earth above the plants. In ten days
or days or two weeks it should be
banked to the top and will then be
blanched, ready to be used ten days
later. Avoid handling at any time
while wet. Only bank what can be
sold or used at once early, as it soon
becomes gstringy and tough, utterly
worthless for the table if left standing
long at that season Of the year. Orch
ard and gaaden.5 T. ~ = &&5& IS
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
MOISTURE roR aoosRBERR1l1s.


The trouble with mildew on goose
berries is due mainly to the fact that
our climate Is too dry and hot for them.
The American varieties are partially
acclimated, and will endure this better
than the English sorts. But they
should be planted on heavy and rather
moist soil, and should be mulcbed
heavily so as to keep the soil moist
and cool. On light land thus mulched
gooseberries can be grown, provided
the plants are not too much
thinned. If the bushes grow in clumps
one protects the other from the sun,
and the soil beneath them does not dry
out SO soon. Probably a dressing Of
salt to attract moisture will be benefio-
ial. Ass[ ~ "a $500 sSEi&J so YE5S<Es
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28


I would suggest to farmers who have
failed to get a stand of grass and will
not have pasture enough for their stock
the coming year, that a field can be
seeded in rye and timothy in September
and make good pasture. Until I tried
this supposed that the grass would be
greatly damaged in feeding off the rye,
but I have found that BY little care in
keeping stock off when the land is soft
the grass does not seem to be injured
at all and by the middle of June, when
the rye becomes woody, the grass gives
good pasture, and I have rarely had
pasture, which gave better satisfaction
than rye and grass.-W F. Brown in
Country Gentleman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
Bu1LDINasA BARN. !.

: = Z q :
Ny old barn was framed fifty years
ago. The sill was rotted under the
doors, but all the other large timbers
were sound. and the frame, when lift
ed up on . new sill lying on the base
ment wall. was better than any new
one I could have secured. ! have
seen too many of these old frames torn
apart and thrown away. Oak timber
could be had almost for the asking
fifty years ago in most Of our Eastern
states. Posts and beams Of the size
used then can not be had now at any
price. Again, notice the new barns
generally set farther from the farm,
houses. Now. this means good deal
more walking every day in the year
for people who do not need the exer-
else. There is no sense in hiding a
barn, nor Is there any reason in keep
ing it more than half q dozen rods from
the house. IF barn or barn yard is
an offence to sight or smell it is the
owners fault. Keep stables and out
buildings so clean that they will be fit
to live in and not 50 filthy that it is un-
pleasant to live in sight of them -
F. D. B., Dutchess County, N. T.,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-28
FARM AND Ho UsEHoLD:

WILL OURssOyIs REnrEMRER
Love, death proves sbnt 4 dream 49, q
/ And w seei i Il h. II
Waking out.ot IL 70 grow &
Dearef to 'each oth6r far tsas ], n 3i n
Than We are q
In thu human LIE below, M III
8 WIN oar spirits dinly yeatn,
40 they burn Il 's IS st
In Inhnity on high, s5 U.s. 5ssss
s8 For each old familiar grace
OF this place }s.ss !.
Who're we fingered but 70 die1
WIN our souls remember well
What befell # 5s 5iig3
On that moonlit night In june s
Nature swooning into bliss, ii
ss And the kiss AZ es5s 81 VI
That puts heart beats into tuner \
From Edward King Venetian Lovsr.
=
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/. LEAVING MANURE IN n, HEAPS.

? -. ~ LEAVING MANURE IN HEAPS. st.$s
The easiest and quickest way to draw
manure is to dump it in heaps, especial
" if loaded upon q loose box with NOV
able side boards. But when these adj
vantages are conceded nothing more
remains to be said in favor of this prac-
tice. 1t is not true, as used to be sup
posed, that manure wastes materially
when spread upon the surface of the
soil. In fact, this is the best method of
preventing waste. There is less fermen-
tation in manure when it is spread on
the surface Of the ground than there
could be in any other position. No
smell of ammonia escapes from it. If
rains come while manure is spread they
only wash its soluble plant food into
the soil when it is needed. If manure
is piled in heaps it can scarcely ever be
evenly distributed afterward. Under
the heap will be a rich place from the
drainage of the manure water into tho
soil, even though every solid particle Of
manure has been removed.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-21
Matrimonial Agency.

JANSEN h CO., 9, Station Road, Plaisted, Lon.
don, England. Established to supply Settlers in
the States with the addresses of respectable young
women who are willing to communicate with bona
fide Tradesmen, Farmers, and others desirou 9 of
meeting with useful wives They will be sup
piled from the Agricultural Districts of England,
Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, as we'll as the Con
particular requirements and preterences, enclos-
Ing Postal Order for so cents, to meet preliminary
expenses au3d&w
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-03-21
The Baxter Hotel, Ketchum,

PAUL P. BAXTER, proprietor, is the Oldest
and best kept hotel on Wood River The dining
are supplied with every thing the market affords.
The rooms are large, airy and well furnished.
when in Ketchum don't forget the fact the lect
ion Main street. below First National Bank s2ti
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HALEY, IDAHO, MONDAY, MARCH 81, 1887.
THE DOLLAR C0LU N n,

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